Chinameca (volcano)

The volcano Cerro El Pacayal is a stratovolcano in the eastern part of the country of El Salvador. The following alternative spellings of the Cerro El Pacayal are also known Volcan Chinameca, Volcan de Chinameca, Volcán Volcán de Chinameca and Chinameca.

Location

It is situated north of the volcanic area Chaparrastique in the department of San Miguel in the municipal area of ​​the city Chinameca. The volcanic cone has a height of 1300 meters and the height of the sub- summit of Cerro El Pacayal is 1117 meters above sea level. On the north side of the volcano occur at regular intervals fumaroles in appearance.

Planning

In planning, there is a geothermal power plant of the company LaGeo. The sample holes in the volcanic region showed an annual average temperature of 210 degrees Celsius ± 6 ° C and the calculated power plant capacity should be around 110 MW.

Earthquake

1951 occurred three earthquake measuring between 5.9 to 6.2 ( Richter scale ). The last earthquake on 6 and 7 May 1951, the base of the volcano, many houses were destroyed and 25,000 people were left homeless.